Book: Our Time to Love by Mary Tate Engels

Mary Tate Engels

about this book: Gwyn has plans for getting ahead in life and they don't include falling in love with a backwoods doctor in Appalachia. She is a time and motion specialist and she can whip this place into shape in no time. Getting back to work and family and the joys of being in the middle of holiday activities, especially at this Christmas season, is what she wants most. But the birth of twins, a little girl's stitches, and an almost fatal gunshot wound changes her perspective. The need for a 'bridge to nowhere' becomes paramount and she risks her job to support it. By falling in love, she learns that making a difference in people's lives means more than business success.

Neal can't let go of the tragedy that killed his fiancée four years ago. He is so obsessed with memories and guilt that he has avoided the holiday season since that fatal day. Another love is definitely not in his life plan. His hermit-like existence and devotion to the welfare of his patients give him the excuse he needs. And now, when he needs a nurse, they send a person who makes lists and schedules and expects everyone to mark time efficiently. Through love, he learns that escape from reality will not heal his pain.